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Status of the Constitution
Pakistan
- English…
(2) Obedience to the Constitution and law is the inviolable obligation of every citizen wherever he may be and of every other person for the time being within Pakistan. (Art. 5) - Urdu…
(٢) دستور اور قانون کی اطاعت ہر شہری خواہ وہ کہیں بھی ہو اور ہر اس شخص کی جو فی الوقت پاکستان میں ہو واجب التعمیل ذمہ داری ہے۔ (آرٹیکل ۵)
Status of the Constitution
Vanuatu
- EnglishThe Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic of Vanuatu. (Art. 2)
- FrenchLa Constitution est la loi suprême de Vanuatu. (Art. 2)
Status of the Constitution
Poland
- English...
hereby establish this Constitution of the Republic of Poland as the basic laws for the State
… (Preamble) - Polish...
ustanawiamy Konstytucję Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej jako prawa podstawowe dla państwa
...(Preambuła)
Status of the Constitution
Mozambique
- English1. Individual rights and freedoms shall be directly applicable, shall bind both public and private entities, shall be guaranteed by the State, and shall be exercised within the Constitutional framework and the law.
... (Art. 56) - Portuguese1. Os direitos e liberdades individuais são directamente aplicáveis, vinculam as entidades públicas e privadas, são garantidos pelo Estado e devem ser exercidos no quadro da Constituição e das leis.
... (Art. 56)
Status of the Constitution
Armenia
- EnglishState power shall be exercised in accordance with the Constitution and the laws, based on the separation and balance of the legislative, executive, and judicial powers. (Art. 4)
- ArmenianՊետական իշխանությունն իրականացվում է Սահմանադրությանը և օրենքներին համապատասխան՝ օրենսդիր, գործադիր և դատական իշխանությունների բաժանման ու հավասարակշռման հիման վրա: (Հոդված 4)
Status of the Constitution
Syrian Arab Republic
- English… The People shall exercise their sovereignty within the aspects and limits prescribed in the Constitution. (Art. 2)
- Arabic... يمارس الشعب السيادة ضمن الأشكال والحدود المقرّرة في الدستور. (المادّة 2)
Status of the Constitution
Angola
- English1. Everyone shall enjoy the rights, freedoms and guarantees enshrined in the Constitution and shall be subject to the duties established in the Constitution and the law.
… (Art. 22) - Portuguese1. Todos gozam dos direitos, das liberdades e das garantias constitucionalmente consagrados e estão sujeitos aos deveres estabelecidos na Constituição e na lei.
… (Art. 22)
Status of the Constitution
Romania
- English(1) The laws and all other normative acts shall remain in force in so far they are not contradicting the provisions of this Constitution.
… (Art. 154) - Romanian(1) Legile şi toate celelalte acte normative rămân în vigoare, în măsura în care ele nu contravin prezentei Constituţii.
… (Art. 154)
Status of the Constitution
Rwanda
- EnglishAll power derives from Rwandans and is exercised in accordance with this Constitution.
… (Art. 1) - KinyarwandaUbutegetsi bwose bukomoka ku Banyarwanda kandi bugakoreshwa hakurikijwe ibiteganywa n’iri Tegeko Nshinga.
… (Ingingo ya 1) - FrenchTout pouvoir émane des Rwandais et est exercé conformément à la présente Constitution.
… (Art. 1)
Status of the Constitution
Azerbaijan
- EnglishI. The legal system of the Republic of Azerbaijan consists of the following normative-legal Acts:
1. the Constitution;
… (Art. 148) - AzerbaijaniI. Qanunvericilik sistemi aşağıdakı normativ hüquqi aktlardan ibarətdir:
1) Konstitusiya;
… (Maddə 148)